Which are the five great lakes in China?

The five great lakes in China are Poyang Lake, Dongting Lake, Hongze Lake, Chaohu Lake and Qinghai Lake.

1. Poyang Lake

Poyang Lake is located in the northern part of Jiangxi Province, covering an area of ??2,933 square kilometers. It is the largest freshwater lake in China. Poyang Lake has different scenery throughout the year and is so beautiful. In spring, the spring breeze brings warmth, and the withered grass turns into a lush green one. The spring breeze blows through the grassland, and occasionally cattle and sheep are leisurely foraging for food, making people feel as if they have arrived at a beautiful prairie.

In summer, Poyang Lake ushered in the wet season. The lake is vast, with surging waves, and the water and sky are the same color, stretching endlessly. As the sun sets, water birds fly freely in the sky. What a poetic and dreamlike picture.

2. Dongting Lake

Dongting Lake is located in the northern part of Hunan Province, covering an area of ??2,433 square kilometers. It is the second largest freshwater lake in China. Dongting Lake is a relic of Yunmengze in ancient times. The lake is very wide. It has been said to be the "Eight Hundred Miles of Dongting" since ancient times. It has vast mist, water and sky, and beautiful and charming scenery.

3. Hongze Lake

Hongze Lake is located in the west of Jiangsu Province, covering an area of ??1,577 square kilometers. It is the fourth largest freshwater lake in China. The Hongze Lake Wetland Scenic Spot is the first recommendation for Hongze Lake tourism. This is a 5A-level scenic spot. The main attractions include Metasequoia Forest, Deer Park, Peacock Garden and Qianhe Garden.

In the metasequoia forest, you can see a row of metasequoia trees standing neatly and straight in the water. It is very quiet and you can row bamboo rafts, wooden boats, etc. inside. There are many deer in the deer park. They are very docile and you can feed them some leaves and other food. The lotus leaves in the sky are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers are uniquely red in the sun. In midsummer, the lotus flowers in Qianhe Garden are so beautiful.

4. Chaohu Lake

Chaohu Lake is located in the central part of Anhui Province, covering an area of ??770 square kilometers. It is the fifth largest freshwater lake in China. The scenery of Chaohu Lake is charming, with vast smoke waves, blurred sail shadows, mountains and lakes, reflecting each other. There are mountains in the lake and islands in the mountains. It is comparable to Geneva, Switzerland, so it is called "Oriental Geneva".

5. Qinghai Lake

Qinghai Lake is called "Cowenbu" in Tibetan (meaning "blue sea"). Located in the northeastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and within Qinghai Province, it is the largest inland lake in China.

Overview of China's Five Great Lakes:

There are many lakes in China, with more than 24,800 lakes in total, of which there are more than 2,800 natural lakes with an area of ??more than 1 square kilometers. Although the number of lakes is large, they are very unevenly distributed regionally. In general, the eastern monsoon area, especially the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, is home to the largest group of freshwater lakes in China; in the west, lakes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are more concentrated, and most of them are inland saltwater lakes.

The lakes in the outflow area are all connected with the outflow river. The lake water can flow in and out, and contains little salt. It is called a freshwater lake, also called a drainage lake. Famous freshwater lakes in China include Poyang Lake, Dongting Lake, Taihu Lake, Hongze Lake, Chaohu Lake, etc.

Most of the lakes in the inland flow area are the destination of inland rivers. Lake water can only flow in but cannot flow out. Due to strong evaporation and high salt content, saltwater lakes are formed, also called non-drainage lakes, such as the largest in China. Lakes include Qinghai Lake and Namtso Lake with higher altitude.

China's lakes include river trace lakes (such as the lakes along the Yangtze River in Hubei), sea trace lakes (i.e. Qi Lake, such as West Lake), and dissolution lakes (such as those formed by the dissolution of limestone in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau). Lakes), glacial lakes (such as some lakes in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau), structural lakes (such as Qinghai Lake, Poyang Lake, Dongting Lake, Dianchi Lake, etc.), crater lakes (such as Changbai Mountain Tianchi), barrier lakes (such as Jingbo Lake), etc. .

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Poyang Lake